The last meeting counting for the 3rd day of the Bundesliga reserved a clash at the top between RB Leipzig and Union Berlin, this Sunday afternoon (5:30 p.m.). The Berliners, fourth before kick-off, wanted to follow up with a third success in a row to stay in contact with Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen. For their part, the Saxons planned to confirm their big victory last week against Stuttgart (5-1) to get closer to the top 5.
During the first period, the two teams fought a great battle in midfield. Marco Rose’s players did not know how to exploit the spaces as they were faced with a compact and well-placed Union defense. It was the locals who got the best chance of the first 45 minutes with this header from Kévin Volland repelled by Janis Blaswich (13th). Upon returning from the locker room, the match tipped in favor of the visitors. Served ideally by Benjamin Henrichs near the surface, Xavi Simons came to crucify Frederik Ronnow by placing a curled shot under his bar (0-1, 51st) to give his team the advantage. Behind, the Union was reduced to ten against eleven after the expulsion of Kévin Volland for a sole on Mohamed Simakan (64th). In numerical superiority, Leipzig took advantage of the paid coaching of its coach to increase the score (3-0) thanks to Benjamin Sesko, entered in the 75th minute and author of a double in two minutes (85th, 87th). Thus, Leipzig carried out the great operation of the day by offering themselves the three points and climbing to fifth place.
